- The Inkwell
- Virginia
- Bridgewater College
Bridgewater, VASuburb: smallZIP 22812Founded 1880
- Sector
- Private nonprofit
- Founded
- 1880
- Carnegie class
- Baccalaureate: arts & sciences focus
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1965
- Website
- www.bridgewater.edu
VirginiaReligious affiliationPrivate nonprofit
Bridgewater College
Bridgewater College is a private nonprofit college in Bridgewater, Virginia, with 1,400 undergraduates. It admits 92% of applicants, graduates 52% within six years and costs $21,083 a year after aid.
52%graduate
Admission rate92%
Retention75%
4-year graduation45%
Pell Grant share34%
Federal loans59%
$21,083net price / year
92%admission rate
1180average SAT
52%graduate in 6 years
$58,669median earnings, 10 yrs
$25,625median debt
#867 of 1,704 for earnings#950 of 1,739 for lowest net price#958 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,248 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $33,270tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $17,523
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $17,523
- Average net price
- $21,083national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$16,892
$30,001–48,000$17,458
$48,001–75,000$18,037
$75,001–110,000$21,880
$110,001+$25,131
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 92%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 550–680
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 470–680
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- —
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college92%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college75%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college52%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college34%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 52%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 45%
- First-year retention
- 75%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 52%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $46,867
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $58,669middle 50%: $44,633–$82,988
- Median debt at graduation
- $25,625
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$82,988
Median, Bridgewater College$58,669
Lower quarter$44,633
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 1,400
- Part-time
- 0.3%
- Women / men
- 47% / 53%
- Average age at entry
- 19.5
- First-generation students
- 32%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 34%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 70%
- Average faculty salary
- $7,326 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $8,750
- Endowment, end of year
- $102,625,570
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White66%
Hispanic7.5%
Black11%
Asian1.6%
Two or more races5.6%
U.S. nonresident3.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown4.4%
16 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management26%
Parks, recreation & fitness16%
Biological & biomedical sciences9.8%
Visual & performing arts7.9%
Liberal arts & humanities7.0%
Psychology7.0%
Communication & journalism4.1%
Social sciences4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Same Carnegie class, similar price
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 231581. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q4966838.